Tegina

Tegina
Town
Tegina
Coordinates: 10.0706°N 6.1906°E / 10.0706; 6.1906
Country	Nigeria
State	Niger State
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population  (2016)
• Total	24,037
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Tegina is a town in Rafi LGA, Niger State, Nigeria.[1] Various Kainji languages are spoken in and around Tegina.[2]

In 2021 a mass kidnapping of children by gunmen occurred at the end of May, at least 150 students went missing.[3]

Villages

Villages in Tegina:[1]

Agwai, Ankawa, B. Gona, Bangu, Biito, D. Padama, Dada, G. Abashi, G. Angu, G. Barau, G. Danbiki, G. Dangama, G. Dangoru, G. Danjuma, G. Dijimakert, G. Jada, G. Katina, G. Kushama, G. Maiganga, G. Maikangara, G. Manzo, G. Tanko, G. Wakayi, G. Wani, G. Zubdomgi, Gende, Gini, Gisisi, Godora, Gulangi, Gunugu, Halatayi, Indaki, Inga, Inga Gari, Jambaka, Jiro, K. Madaka, Kagara, Kakuri, Katako, Kuru, Kwana, Luaga, Machinanugu, Madagwa, Mahanga, Natsina, Rubo, Rubu, Sabon Gari, Samboro, Sufawa, T. Ceshi, T. Duste, Tegina, Tunma, U. Alhaji, U. Uban-Dawaki, U. Butsi, Ugu, Ussa, Wayan, Yalwa

See also

• Rafi, Nigeria
• Zungeru

References

1. "Nigeria Postal Code Lookup System". www.nigeriapostcode.com.ng. Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST). December 2019.
2. Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
3. "Nigeria school abduction: Gunmen kidnap students in Niger state". BBC News. 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2022-05-18.